Mohammad Hafeez will continue to be monitored by the umpires © Associated Press
Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, can resume bowling in international cricket after his action was found to be legal.
Hafeez, an offspinner, had been suspended from bowling for 12 months in July 2015 after he was reported during the Galle Test against Sri Lanka, the second time within 24 months he had been reported. Although he was eligible for a re-test during the tour of England it is only now that it has been completed.
On November 17, Hafeez underwent a reassessment of his bowling action at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane where it was revealed that the amount of elbow extension for all his offspin deliveries was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations.
The umpires are still able to report Hafeez if they believe he is displaying a suspect action and not reproducing the legal action from the reassessment. To assist the umpires, they will be provided with images and video footage of the bowler’s remodeled legal bowling action.
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